CartoonStock Leaderboard Superstars

CartoonStock Superstars

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What is a CartoonStock caption contest superstar? It's a title we made up here at HumorOramaLOL to recognize an incredible captioning feat by a contestant. To be a superstar, at least two of your three captions were chosen by the judging panel.

CartoonStock contestants are currently allowed three entries per person.

UPDATE: As of Contest #206 contestants are allowed to buy additional captions for $3 each.

Starting with Contest #206 an asterisk indicates the contest allowed more than three captions per contestant. The asterisk does not mean the contestant entered more than three. It indicates the contest allowed a contestant to enter more than three.

How many extra captions did a contestant buy? "I know nothing."

If one of your captions was a winner, you "can hang a star on that one, baby!"
(Sorry. San Diego Padres fan here. And, gotta pay homage to the great Jerry Coleman. Grew up hearing this catchphrase a lot.)

[ Statue of Jerry Coleman at Petco Park. Photo courtesy of: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ ]

Use the pagination controls, column sorting, and search box to navigate results.

Current through Contest #211

Finalist	Contest #/th>	Entries	Has Winner

The Math of Multi-Caption Conversions: The Superstar Methodology

The Superstars leaderboard operates as a specialized data filter designed to isolate an incredibly rare performance metric: the multi-caption sweep within a single judging cycle. While standard indexes track cumulative historical wins over a writer's lifetime, this matrix tracks high-efficiency conversion ratios where an individual contestant secures multiple finalist spots within the exact same monthly contest. By extracting these localized statistical spikes from the broader historical archives, this database honors the unique gag-writing feat of bypassing strict entry caps to claim multiple spots on a single judging panel.

The underlying database processes this by monitoring individual contest numbers and grouping multi-placement anomalies linked to a single profile name. This tracking separates general volume-driven longevity from dense, single-month output efficiency, effectively identifying when a writer completely locks down a specific cartoon prompt.

Normalizing Submission Efficiency & Entry Pool Rules

To preserve mathematical integrity across shifting structural rules, the ranking system evaluates placement data relative to changing submission limits.

Multi-Placement Threshold Modeling: The system focuses strictly on instances where a contestant converts at least two concurrent entries into recognized placements during one cycle. The tracking framework accounts for historical periods restricted to three base entries per person, as well as modern eras where premium paid entry options alter the baseline submission probability.
Client-Side Performance Matrices: The front-end layout employs advanced sorting functions to navigate individual superstar streaks. Users can instantly filter records to find who has achieved this multi-placement feat most frequently, search by specific creator handles, and parse decades of dense contest data using integrated pagination tools.

The Probability of Striking Twice

Why isolate multi-placement efficiency through an empirical leaderboard? Landing a single caption in a massive national competition requires precise comedic execution; landing two or more in the same batch requires defying massive mathematical odds. By cataloging who achieves these rare convergence milestones, this board studies the phenomenon of matching a single illustration with entirely different, yet equally viable, comedic directions. It proves that elite humor writing isn't just about finding *a* correct answer to a drawing, but occasionally unlocking multiple structural pathways that resonate simultaneously with a panel of judges.

When a writer manages to capture lightning in a bottle twice in a single month, the data is here to hang a star on it.